S Club Euro Tour 2014

[Longers]

S Club Euro Tour 2014 - Number 5 - Bish Bash BOSCH

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When Friday 6th June until Tuesday 10th June
Where Through France & Belgium to Germany for the 3 Nations Gathering 2014 (which includes a TVR car show, Black Forest scenic drives and option to visit the Bosch Test Track or Porsche & Mercedes museums in Stuttgart).

The location of the 3 Nations Gathering rotates each year between Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The hosts of the ‘3NG14’ are the TVRiders Blackforest, who are extremely enthusiastic about all things related to TVR. Some of you met Chris Willy & Andrej, part of the organising team, in Baden Baden on last year's tour. 2014 is the 20th anniversary of the TVRiders and they are working hard to make this an extra special weekend.

Thanks to the excellent response to this topic and from members of the TVRCC to the feature in Sprint it is possible the 3NG14 might become the biggest ever TVR event on mainland Europe...

Format of tour is the same as previous ones:

1. 4 nights / 5 days, plus option to stay in Calais the night before
2. 2 nights in one of the hotels so we're not packing and unpacking every day, plus there is the freedom to do as much or as little driving as desired on middle day
3. Hotels will not be 5 star palaces but will offer a good standard of food and accommodation, be as reasonably priced as possible, etc.

Thurs 5th June
Base Camp - Home to Calais

We will be leaving Calais after breakfast on Friday (exact time tbc) so there will be the option of staying in Calais on Thursday for those who want to break their journey from the UK, get the one hour time difference out of the way and start Day 1 refreshed after the slog round the M25 and through Kent. For any first timers thinking of attending, most people on previous tours (apart from those living in Kent) have taken this option but you do not have to.

Friday 6th June
Induction Day - Calais to Corbion
240 miles / 6 hrs
With quite a few new people in the group this year today should give them a good introduction to what S Club Touring is all about i.e. and, maybe, some

The original plan was to head south and stay on the edge of the Vosges mountains tonight but now we'll be taking a more northerly route. Apart from the first 1.5hrs the day will be spent on the flowing roads to and in the Ardennes. Lunch will be at the Chimay brewery shop and we will stay at the same excellent hotel some of us visited in 2012 on the way to Spa.

Some of the reasons for changing the route are

• Regardless of which way we go to the Vosges it would 5 hours and lot of miles on the French motorways (plus the toll fees!) just to get to there. The Ardennes route means we get to some good roads a lot lot earlier in the day, perhaps even before the GTS need to stop for a rest/coffee/pee
• The Vosges are on the French/German border and in both countries this is a Public Holiday weekend and having spoken to several hotels in the area it is clear the twisty roads will be busy on Saturday which might hinder our, ahem, "progress" to Karlsruhe
• Some of us were only in the Vosges during the 2013 tour but it is a couple of years since we have been to the Ardennes.
• The Vosges are a bit out of the way for getting to Karlsruhe but there is a chance they will be closer to the route to our destination in 2015. But more on that next year...
• In 2012 the lunch at Chimay was superb - the brewery's tasting menu was popular with some of the passengers and dinner at the hotel was one of the best "on tour" meals I've ever had

New routes will supplied for this year, not that we will be able to remember all (any?!) of the roads from 2012.

Saturday 7th June
S Express - Corbion to Rastatt & Karlsruhe
200 miles / 4.25 hrs

First part of day in the Ardennes before joining the motorway for a sprint through Luxembourg (stopping for some tax free fuel on the way ) to join the 3 Nations Gathering early afternoon at their car show at Rastatt Palace.
An early dinner will be provided at the Palace.
After dinner it's a short blast on the unrestricted autobahn to our hotel and bar in Karlsruhe. Anyone remember the motorway from Nurburg to Spa at sunset in 2012...?!

Sunday 8th June
Schwarzwald - Karlsruhe to Karlsruhe

Various routes will be available today on some of the best roads in the Black Forest.
Return to hotel in Karlsruhe for dinner.

Monday 9th June
The Spirit of Driving Day - Karlsruhe to Bosch (at Boxberg) then to Kaiserslautern
200 miles / 3.25 hrs (excluding Bosch)

Chris Willy has worked a miracle to get us access to the Bosch Test Track.
Exact format of the day is still tbc. Please note, this is NOT a track day but a driving experience day similar to what you can see here
If that does not appeal, you will be able to visit the Porsche and/or Mercedes museum(s) in Stuttgart.
The Bosch centre is just over an hour East of Karlsruhe. To shorten the return journey to Calais tomorrow, tonight we be staying in Kaiserslautern.

Tuesday 10th June
Roaring Back - Kaiserslautern to Home
350 miles / 5 hrs to Calais

Just like TVR it's our turn to return to the UK. Unless you live in Holland

Prices

Seeing as we avoiding expensive Switzerland this year, prices are a couple of £s less than last year particularly for a single room even though we need to include a small fee for joining the 3 Nations Gathering
Single £382 (+£62 for Calais)
Double or twin £288 (+£42 for Calais)
Bosch day £142 per car plus £48 for an additional driver.

Note - If after paying you are unable to attend I cannot guarantee a refund will be available but I will do my best to get your money back by contacting the hotel and / or trying to fill your place with someone else.

What's included

• 4 nights bed & breakfast
• Satnav files & maps
• Witty banter

What's excluded

• Channel crossings
• Evening meals (but payment for these will need to be collected before we depart)
• Fluids (beer & petrol)
• Anything else not mentioned in "What's included"

Cheers for now,
L'rs

Edited by Longers on Sunday 26th January 12:41

[Longers]

Name / Car / room type / Calais / Bosch or museums

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch

[HvdWeerden]

Could we be the first to show our interest in this ?

Hanita

Check dates pls friday is 6th of june in Holland :-)

[HvdWeerden]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch

[Longers]

HvdWeerden said:

Could we be the first to show our interest in this ?

Someone needs to be

HvdWeerden said:

Check dates pls friday is 6th of june in Holland :-)

I'd like to blame Mrs L'rs for printing a copy of the 2015 calendar by mistake... but I can't

[PompeyTim]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch

[v8s4me]

PompeyTim said:

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch

[Scoobimax]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch

Edited by Scoobimax on Friday 3rd January 00:10

[Stew Mc]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch

[phillpot]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch

[1966colin]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch

[AutoAndy]

....good plan Longers!!!.....I could be slightly interested!!!!!....missed out last year...

...looking at the palace, I think we should turn up down that driveway, three-a-breast for maximum impact...

...Bosch is a must, but which of the tracks are they looking at... The high speed bank could end in tears...but I don't think we should go anywhere near the water chute!...


1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch
9. AutoAndy / S3 / single / yes / Bosch

[JustAl]

Permission and over night passes have been granted.

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch
9. AutoAndy / S3 / single / yes / Bosch
10. Allan / S3 /single (will share) / yes / Bosch

[Oldred_V8S]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch
9. AutoAndy / S3 / single / yes / Bosch
10. Allan / S3 /single (will share) / yes / Bosch
11. Paul (OldredV8S) & Colin / V8S /twin / No / Bosch

[SJS357]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch
9. AutoAndy / S3 / single / yes / Bosch
10. Allan / S3 /single (will share) / yes / Bosch
11. Simon SJS357 / V8S / Twin (father in law?) / yes / Bosch

Edited by SJS357 on Friday 3rd January 09:57

[Niiige]

SJS357 said:

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /s3 / twin / no / bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch
9. AutoAndy / S3 / single / yes / Bosch
10. Allan / S3 /single (will share) / yes / Bosch
11. Simon SJS357 / V8S / Twin (father in law?) / yes / Bosch
12. Niiige/S4c/Double/Yes/Bosch

Edited by SJS357 on Friday 3rd January 09:57

[HvdWeerden]

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /S3 / Double / No / Bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch
9. AutoAndy / S3 / single / yes / Bosch
10. Allan / S3 /single (will share) / yes / Bosch
11. Simon SJS357 / V8S / Twin (father in law?) / yes / Bosch
12. Niiige/S4c/Double/Yes/Bosch

Changed to double, always confused between twin/double ;-)

[Oldred_V8S]

Ian

Simon (SJ357) seems to have deleted me, I can't think why, I've always been pleasant to him and commented that his V8S is a thing of beauty. I have put myself back, Hopefully he will not bully me off the tour again

1 Longers / S3 / twin / Yes / Bosch
2. Hanita /S3 / Double / No / Bosch
3 PompeyTim & Buzzlt / Grieff hopefully / twin / yes / Bosch
4. Joe /V8S/ twin ?? share with Phillpot?? / yes / Bosch
5. Max / S3 / twin ?? Share with L.i.am ?? / yes / Bosch
6. Stew Mc & Karen / Griff / twin / yes / Bosch
7. Phillpot / S3 / twin ?? share with Joe?? / yes / Bosch
8. Colin /s3 /twin / yes / Bosch
9. AutoAndy / S3 / single / yes / Bosch
10. Allan / S3 /single (will share) / yes / Bosch
11. Paul (OldredV8S) & Colin / V8S / Twin / No / Bosch
12. Simon SJS357 / V8S / Twin (father in law?) / Yes / Bosch
13. Niiige/S4c/Double/Yes/Bosch

Edited by Oldred_V8S on Friday 3rd January 11:02

[SJS357]

So sorry Paul
Def not on purpose.
Think I was just that excited I'm going.
I couldn't type quick enough.

[Oldred_V8S]

SJS357 said:

So sorry Paul
Def not on purpose.
Think I was just that excited I'm going.
I couldn't type quick enough.

It will be good to see you again Simon. I'd better get buffing the old girl up!